Motives for Being Figure Conscious: Psychological vs Physical

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HEALTH: PSYCHOLOGICAL VS PHYSICAL MOTIVES

FOR BEING FIGURE CONSCIOUS
A Research Proposal
Presented to Senior High School
University of the Assumption
Submitted by:
DIZON, PATRICIA ELLYNE T.
DOMINGO, ZSARLEEN L.
HERNANDEZ, JAMHANE DHALE B.
MUNOZ, ROCHELLE MARIE S.
OLALIA, JHOANA ROSE R.
PEYUAN, RISHA LOUISE M.
11 – Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Submitted to:
DRA. MENCHU C. LUZANO
Teacher
Date:
February 19,2018
Consultant(s):
MRS. AIRA JEAN DICUANGCO
MS. CARPENA, KATRIN ANNE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The completion of this study would not be possible without the expertise of
Mrs. Menchu C. Luzano, our research adviser.
We would also like to thank our consulatants, Mrs. Aira Jean Dicuangco and
Mrs. Katrin Anne Carpena for their comments and advice that greatly improved our
research study.
And we can never forget our Dear Lord who is the reason of who we are
today and who continually gives us strength, knowledge, wisdom, perseverance and
patience to surpass every obstacle we have encountered.
To our Parents, who supported us wholeheartedly in terms of moral and

financial and served as an inspiration and guidance in finishing this research. To our
equally beautiful respondents, that gave a lot of cooperation and effort for us to
complete this study ideally. To Mrs. Hernandez’s Residence who welcomed us with
open arms and letting us use it as our own place to do our study. To Jamhane, our
extraordinary leader, who is always there to guide us. To Rochelle, who brought her
laptop spontaneously and always cracks us up with her jokes. To Zsarleen, who took
the responsibility of printing, typing, organizing and made everything easy for us. To
Risha, who made us laugh when we’re about to give up. To Ellyne, who always
cheered us up and who always looked at the brighter side. To Jhoana, who willingly
brought the envelope and paperworks everyday.
INTRODUCTION
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Health is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease and infirmity, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) in
its broader sense. One of the components of health is physical health that is the
overall physical condition of a living organism at a given time (Kurtus, 2017).
Moreover, motives in psychology is a state of physiological and psychological, which
influences how people behave.
Health―which is defined as the condition of being sound in body, mind and

spirit or the general condition of the body, is one thing people used to always take
notice of. In addition, most people nowadays tend to be mindful or conscious of
what they eat or do for it is important to achieve the healthy lifestyle, which includes
the body figure they are dreaming to have. Moreover, various factors can influence
one’s decision towards figure consciousness, such as peer pressure, society
expectation, personal satisfaction and it can be also be out of concern and a
person’s willingness to be actually fit and healthy. According to Mangal (2016), teen
girls had their first bouts which body shame at a much younger age than previous
generations, and the biggest drivers of this shame are their peers, as well as
television and social media.
Nowadays, people are being obsessed about one’s body figure. It is always
important for the people to have an aesthetic body, because of this present time,
the society molds the peoples mind into having a perfect or dreamed body just like
what they saw on magazines. According to the Mind your Body: Body conscious
(2015), Body disappointment is not interface with wellbeing. It is interface with
numerous negative things, such as dietary problems, undesirable exercise
propensities, low confidence, and sorrow. The disguise of the thin-athletic body
perfect is especially troubling on the grounds that you have individuals attempting to
wind up thin through absence of sustenance and afterward practicing while not
appropriately sustained. It is perilous.
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Many contributors can affect people’s health that can make a person fall on
the downside or either on the advantage part. In children and youth nowadays it can
create a lot of effect. It tackles the difference on optimum development because in
keeping the equilibrium of human life, a lot of procedures are being done. It is full of
choices, decisions and problems. People on varying ages must wade in their way and
be involved to primary issues in a community. One problem that is fast and widely
spreading in the community is the lack of knowledge and care in people’s body and
health completely. According to Physical movement can enhance psychological
wellness by diminishing and forestalling conditions, for example, uneasiness and
wretchedness, and additionally enhancing mind-set and different parts of prosperity.
Teenagers, who always spend time on social media, pretty much see media
messages, advising people to change one’s appearance. These various influences
can be seen in magazines, on the internet, on televisions and in movies. Most are
advertisements designed to entire people to get something, like clothes, make up or
a weight loss product. Being thin is one of the strongest messages people get.
Images and words in social media tell that being beautiful means being thin. But in
real life, people who are happy and successful come in all shapes and sizes, Along
with the pressure to be thin, people see or hear about different ways to lose weight.
Eating less or eating differently is the common misinterpretation that people get
when trying to lose weight or getting into diet. Teens who diet are often more
concerned with how they look rather than their health. In addition, this can lead to
weight-loss goals that are not healthy, the numerous foundation (2018) the
accompanying point will enable you to see more about eating less, for example, five
approaches to achieve a sound weight, how might I get thinner securely, and dietary
problems
Currently many people are encountering health issues, whether it is losing

weight or gaining weight. As people depend health on what will the society say, just
like what Cho et al said Generally, physical wellbeing is the usually utilized list to
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asses the prosperity of people. (Cho et al, 2011). Reason for people to achieve a
desired weight or body appearance. Without considering the other categories of
health, many would not realize that it is not the physical health that individual are
concerned about but because of psychological well-being. Many people would think
that it is just the same since physical health and psychological health almost have
the same motives, for the body. However, according to Cho et al. Mental prosperity
has been analyzed as a pointer of fruitful adjustment amid old and extremely
maturity. (Cho et al., 2011). However, it is said that these are two dimensions of
psychological well-being as Cho et al. mentioned, The two-kinds of impact may have
distinctive versatile capacities. Negative impact alludes to a result of maladaptive
conduct, though positive influence might be considered fortification for versatile or
proper conduct. (Cho et al., 2011)
According to the eight-development stages theory of Erik Erikson that every

person must pass through a series of eight interrelated stages over the entire life
cycle. Ever since a person was born, he or she is influenced with many factors,
which results into personal consciousness within oneself. As stated by Erikson, the
eight stages are infancy, early childhood, preschooler, school age child, adolescent
young adult, middle-aged adult and late adult, through these stages, a person would
be conscious and aware of the surroundings, certain factors such as family, peers,
idols or artists, and etc. can influence a person’s well-being, identity and decisions
OBJECTIVES
The main goal of the study is to gather information about being a figure
conscious in terms of psychological and physical aspect. Thus, this study aims: a.)
To differentiate psychological and physical motives for being figure conscious. b.) To
know the stand of the Senior High School students and teachers about this study c.)
To determine the factors that affect their stand or decision for being figure conscious
in terms of psychological and physical motives.
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Statement of the Problem
Nowadays, people are all much aware that dieting has already took
over their modern world. But what is their purpose in doing so? Is it because they
are concern of their welfare or other people’s perspective about them? Yes, every
individual has his or her own set of decisions and it is for him or her to know or find
out which category do they belong: psychological or physical motives in being figure
conscious. The lack of discernment in people’s mind about grasping the matter of
misconception on being healthy and fit is one common conflict in a society that is
needed to be overcome. There are also various circumstances that influence a
person’s well-being such as peer pressure, social discrimination and even personal
satisfaction.
Specifically, the researchers sought to answer the following:
1. What are the perceptions of every student and teacher in Senior High School
about being figure conscious in terms of psychological and physical motives?
2. What stand do they support and what is or are their reason/s upon their
decision?
3. What are the factor/s such as people, experience, personal perspective, and
etc. behind their stand?
Significance of the Study
This research is important because it aimed to identify the people who are
figure conscious and which category do they belong: physical or psychological
motives. Moreover, assess the reason/s and factor/s that made them conclude that
kind of reasoning and stand. By this study, people will be more enlightened about
this topic and misconceptions that are present can be given clarifications. For this
research to be accomplished, the researchers interviewed the following: fellow
students and teachers in Senior high school.
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This research can be beneficial to the following:
Teachers: For them to be knowledgeable enough so they can teach and advise their
fellow students as well, and for them to behold presentable aspects in dealing with
their students.
Students or Millennials: For them to know the difference between doing something
out of obligation and out of motivation. And for the millennials to take their health
more seriously.
Adults: For them to be aware of the consequences of risking one’s health and taking
it for granted. And for them to be able to take care of their body and health in a
cautious way.
Everyone in General: Because ever since a person was born, he or she is influenced
with many factors, which results into personal consciousness within oneself. And
this research is beneficial to everyone, for they will identify the various reasons and
factors affecting one’s consciousness which would help them to make some
improvements in their own respective body and health.
Scope and Delimitation
The study includes the analyzation of the people who has

psychological and physical motives for being figure conscious, the stand that they
support and the factors that affected their decisions.
This research did not include diseases (Anorexia and Obesity) and eating
disorders that may be related with the study for it is beyond the researchers’ control
and might cause further complications in the research.
On the other hand, this research strictly limits its coverage on Senior High
School students and teachers in the university only. However, gender preference
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and personal beliefs were not given importance in this study and were not
considered by the researchers.
METHOD
This part of the study discussed various procedures and strategies such as
method of research, purpose of the research, data collection, participants of the
study and conduction of interview that were used by the researchers for further
enhancement of the study. The summary of findings, conclusion and
recommendation were tackled as well.
In this study, the researchers proposed the usage of pure research which
determined someone’s knowledge about the topic presented. Descriptive research
was used because this research sought to know the insights or point of view of a
society about psychological and physical motives for being figure conscious.
Additionally, researchers used qualitative data as consultant(s) were required to do
so.
Twenty people among Senior High School students and teachers around the
campus were chosen as respondents for the study, and those who were only
interested and willing enough to cooperate in the progress of this study were
entertained by the researchers.
Convenience sampling was utilized, for the researchers only chose

participants who were nearby and accessible. An interview was conducted for data
collection. The researchers roamed around the campus and asked certain questions
about the presented topic, which are limited only for the Senior High School students
and teachers.
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After the needed data are gathered, the researchers classified each
respondent’s answer into two selections namely psychological and physical motives
for being figure conscious to know which category most people belong, and the
factors behind their decision. After that, the researchers transcribed each
respondents’ answer to the corresponding questions given to them. The researchers
conducted this study for the benefit of everyone, especially millennials (students)
and adults (teachers) in their community.
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FINDINGS
Table 1
(Knowledge and understanding on psychological and physical motives for
being figure conscious)
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Accept Way you want Conscious Affected of Decision
yourself, to be seen about my others. Care affected by
standard set people. shape. Face for your health people. Your
by the society Changes just people with own decision.
for yourself. confidence.
P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
Avoid being Bullied before. Pressure of Just after with Aware of what
bullied, for Satisfy your what they say. others might
health themselves surroundings. Want to be say. Conscious
reasons. To be fit for healthy. about your
yourself. health.
P11 P12 P13 P14 P15

How people Affected by Pressured how Person thinks Changing for
think of you. peer the society see of his/her the society.
Your you. To be condition. changing for
appearance. physically fit. Perception of betterment.
people.
P16 P17 P18 P19 P20

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To please To be Others think of Other people People judge

someone. To physically fit. you. The way tell you. To be me
have a good Because of you see physically fit
figure. what others yourself. by myself.
tell you.
Description: For the first question, participants 1, 9, 14, 19 and 17 said that their
prior knowledge and understanding about psychological motives for being figure
conscious is the standard and perception set by the society. While participants 2, 4,
5, 12 and 15 said that it’s when a person is being affected by other people.
Participants 8, 3, 13 and 20 said that it has something to do with the pressure from
the judgment of the society, and participants 10, 11 and 18 said it is because of
what might others think of you. Only participant 6 said that, so that bullying can be
avoided, participant 7 almost said the same, because he or she has been bullied
before and lastly, participant 16 said that to please someone.
Under physical motives for being figure conscious, participants 3, 11, 8, 13,
16, 17 and 19 said that their prior knowledge and understanding about this is
when a person just wants to be physically fit. On the other hand, participants
4, 6, 9, 10 and 14 said that it is because of health reason and for them to be
healthy. Both participants 1 and 18 said that being figure conscious under
physical motives is when a person accept his or her self. Participants 2 and
15 said that it has something to do with changes for betterment and for
oneself. Only participant 5 said that it is a person’s own decision and only
participant 7 said that it is for own satisfaction.
Table 2
(Stand between physical and psychological motives for being figure
conscious)
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Physical Physical Physical Physical Physical
P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
Physical Physical physical physical Both
P11 P12 P13 P14 P15

Physical physical physical physical physical
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P16 P17 P18 P19 P20

Physical Psychological Physical psychological Psychological
Description: For the second question, participants
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,16,and 18 said that they support the
physical stand. While for participants 17, 19, and 20 supports the
psychological stand. Lastly, the participant 10 has said to support both
stands, physical and psychological.
Table 2.1
(Category between psychological and physical motives for being figure

conscious)
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Physical Physical physical Both Psychological
sometimes
psychological
P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
Physical Physical Physical physical both
P11 P12 P13 P14 P15

Physical Physical Physical Physical Physical
P16 P17 P18 P19 P20

Physical Psychological Physical Physical Psychological
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Description: For the question 2.1, Participants 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 18, 19, 9, and 7 have said that they belong to physical category. As for
participants 5, 17, and 20, they have said that they belong to the
psychological category. And for participants 1, 10, and 4, they said that they
belong to both of the categories, physical and psychological.
Table 2.2
(Reasons for the chosen category)
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Improve For me to be I’m that kind Affected to the care about
myself. better. of person who comments of people opinion.
Idolized her, really like friends.
then her body sports. conscious to
becomes my what I am
standard. eating; stroke
nowadays
does not
choose any
age.
P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
Not concern of Don’t need to Exercising and Get a healthier Conscious of
people’s change to eating healthy body. what others
opinion. please anyone. for the will might say.
satisfaction of I want to be
myself. physically fit.
P11 P12 P13 P14 P15

People can I’m just eating Don’t let the Afraid to be Want to be
easily judge what I want society change diagnosed on healthy.
you. but of course you. such diseases
with the
respect on my
own body.
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P16 P17 P18 P19 P20

Good figure To please no need to be Doing this for Discrimination
and a healthy others conscious on myself. of other
lifestyle. your people.
appearance
Description: Participants 2, 9, 15 and 16 said that their reason for categorizing
themselves under physical motives is because they want to be healthy and practice a
healthy living. Participants 6, 7, 13 and 18 said that it is simply because they don’t
get affected with the society they’re in. While participants 8, 12 and 19 said that it is
for their personal satisfaction. And only participant 3 said it is for personal reasons,
such as a good body figure is required in doing sports. And participant 14 is the only
one who said to avoid such diseases.
Under psychological motives, participants 5 and 17 said that it is

because they care too much of others’ opinion, while participants 11 and 20
said that it is because of the society’s judgment. Participant 1 who chose
both category said that it is because of idolizing a specific artist and for self
improvement as well. While participant 4 said that it has something to do
with peer pressure and to avoid certain diseases also. And lastly, participant
10 said that it is because of the society’s influence and for personal
satisfaction
Table 3-3.1
(Factors that influenced the participants’ decision or stand)
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Peer pressures Personal Personal Personal Bullied and
satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction experienced
and bullied discrimination
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P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
Bullied, peer Personal Bullied, Personal Bullied and
pressure, and satisfaction experienced satisfaction personal
personal discrimination satisfaction
satisfaction and peer
pressure
P11 P12 P13 P14 P15

Bullied, Bullied , peer Personal Others: Afraid Personal
experienced pressure, and satisfaction to be satisfaction
discrimination, personal diagnosed on
peer pressures satisfaction such diseases
and personal
satisfaction
P16 P17 P18 P19 P20

Peer pressures Bullied, peer Personal Bullied Bullied,
and personal pressures and satisfaction experienced
satisfaction personal discrimination
satisfaction and peer
pressure
Description: For question 3.1 participants 2,3,4,6,7,9,11,12,13,15,16,17 and 18 have
said that one of the factors that affected their decision is personal satisfaction, while
participants 2,5,6,8,10,11,12,17,19, and 20 said that they have experienced bullying.
Participants 1,6,8,11,12,16,17 and 20 said that they have experienced peer
pressure, and participants 5,8,11,20 states that they experienced discrimination.
Only participant 14 said that, he/she is afraid to be diagnose with such diseases.
Table 3.2
(Reasons for the stated factors)
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Decision to be Know the Society could Do such thing; Don’t want to
like them things that accept you. so no longer be bullied
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could make me get

better discriminated
P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
Serve as Lessen self Impress my I am after with Motivate
reminders or confidence friends and I. my health, will myself
warnings. benefit me a
lot
P11 P12 P13 P14 P15

Reason for me Those things Build To make Eager to make
to improve haven’t affect confidence myself healthy. myself healthy
myself me
P16 P17 P18 P19 P20

Always Changing Because of Not doing this Affect my self
doubting myself for back pain I for them confidence.
hindrance on myself should gain
everything more weight.
Description: Participants 2, 10, 11, 13, 17 and 19 said that the factors stated
above affected them to satisfy, motivate, and build confidence within
themselves. Participants 1, 3, 4 and 8 said that these factors affected them in
such way that they’ve change themselves to be accepted by the society.
While participants 9, 14, 15 and 18 said that for them to be healthy and for
other health reasons. Participants 7, 20 and 16 said that these factors
affected their self esteem. Participant 5 said that he or she did some changes
to avoid bullying, participant 6 that these factors serves as reminders and
only participant 12 said that he or she wasn’t affected at all.
DISCUSSION
Health is something people tend to care about which also technically includes
body figure. And as stated by Erikson, every person has awareness or consciousness
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of his or her self or society. And figure consciousness is one serious issue people
are currently dealing with in the present. Being a figure conscious can be influenced
by many factors and there are many reason/s behind every individuals' decision to
be one. Figure consciousness may be under physical or psychological motives, which
simply means, a person being a figure conscious might has the reason of, to satisfy
oneself or one's willingness to be healthy or might be because of certain factors such
as the society, peers, artists, media, unfortunate experiences and etc.
As the researchers go through beyond this study findings and resources were
found to answer and prove the presented topic. sixteen out of twenty respondents
supported the stand physical motives and the other three stand for psychological
motives and only one of the participants stand both psychological and physical
motives. On the other hand, the chosen thirteen respondents categorized
themselves under physical motives, four of them under psychological and the other
three both physical and psychological. Certain factors also affected their decision,
Ten of them said bullying is one factor, four of them were discriminated, eight
answered peer pressure, thirteen of the participants think it is personal satisfaction
and only one chose others: personal reasons. These factors proved that every
individual’s decision and identity can be influenced by such things.
Everyone has their own knowledge about thing, and as for table 1
respondents define the term physical motive as doing changes for own sake, and
psychological motives as being affected by what other people say. As per Smith, S.
(2017) Psychological variables can impact well-being either by implication, by
changing practices that influence your well-being, for example, eating, dozing and
mingling , or specifically, by delivering changes in your hormones and additionally
heart rate.
People have their own decision on which stand they will support. Table 2, 2.1
and 2.2 illustrates that most of the respondents have chosen physical motives as
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their stand, while the other participants have chosen psychological motives and only
one have chosen both and the same goes with the findings of their chosen category
but three of the respondents chose both. According to Dixit, S. (2011) The endless
arrangement of physical and mental adjustment of young people affects the social
and behavioral parts of their lives. The institutionalized model of magnificence in our
public that inclines towards the underscores simply specific physical angles, for
example, slimness and slenderness influence youths’ convictions of physical
development. The absence of association between the genuine and the perfect view
of their own (body dissatisfaction) and their firm readiness to adjust their body in
order to institutionalize them to the social idea of slimness (drive for slenderness)
are a portion of the primary reasons in charge of the decided and consistent youths’
drive to take after such perfect guidelines.
On the other hand, table 3, 3.1 and 3.2 shows the factors that influenced the
chosen respondents’ decision and reason behind being a figure conscious. Under
physical and psychological motives are personal satisfaction, having the greatest
number of response, bullying, peer pressure, discrimination and other personal
reasons are identified as well. As indicated by E. Vargas (2014), often we are
advised to change our appearance. Magazines continually offer tips about how to get
more fit and conceal our flaws, without really knowing anything about us. Sitcoms
much of the time utilize overweight characters' bodies as the premise of the show's
jokes. Messages from the media and from each other frequently suggest that we
should need to change, that we should think about looking slimmer.
CONCLUSSION/RECOMMENDATION
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Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions are drawn:
1. The researchers have concluded that everyone was conscious of what and how
they look as stated by the theory of Erik Erikson.
2. The researchers concluded that some of the respondents reflected on their

experiences on deciding where they belong and what stand they support.
3. As noticed by the researches’ conclusion that behind every individual’s

consciousness (physical or psychological) there are corresponding various reasons
Based on the findings and conclusions, the following recommendations are

suggested:
1. The researchers recommend to the beneficiaries to be healthy, the consciousness

of people are inevitable due to the numerous standards of the society.
2. The researchers recommend to the people who are figure conscious, that it is
adequate to be regardful of the body but not to the point that people are neglecting
one’s well-being and condition.
3. The researchers recommend that figure conscious under physical motive is fine as
long as people are staying with the aim of being healthy and would not extent to
being over conscious.
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APPENDICES
A
PLAG SCAN TEST
B
CONSENT
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"Health: Psychological vs. Physical motives in being figure conscious"
We are the grade 11 STEM students of St. Teresa of Calcutta, and we would like to
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TRANSCRIPTIONS
Interviewer: First question po Miss, what is your prior knowledge and understanding
about being a figure conscious person specifically, in terms of psychological and
physical motives?
Participant 1: My prior knowledge about being a figure conscious is the way you
accept yourself or there’s a standard you have to follow, the standard that is being
set by the society.
Interviewer: Second po, between psychological and physical motives for being figure
conscious state what stand do you support po.
Participant 1: If it is psychological or physical? I think it is physical

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Interviewer: So, of the two choices po, which category do you think you belong?
Participant 1: Physical and sometimes psychological
Interviewer: And what made you say so po?
Participant 1: Okay, physical because I want to improve myself, my body, right? So,
I want to be a healthy person that’s why I want to have a proportional body. But in
psychological, sometimes I have--- there’s an artist , then I idolized her and I want
that body, then her body becomes my standard.
Interviewer: Last question po, name the factors that influence your decision or
stand. For some instances, have you been bullied, experienced discrimination, peer
pressures, personal satisfaction and others po miss?
Participant 1: I think it’s peer pressures, if all or almost of your friends are having
that kind of figure
Interviewer: So, how did it affect you and your decision po miss?
Participant 1: It affects my decision to be like them, siguro in terms of---for example,

I see them “Ah, they’re so sexy!” So, I want and I have to do exercise regularly.
Interviewer: Thank you so much po miss!
Interviewer: First question, what are your prior knowledge and understanding about
being a figure conscious person specifically, in terms of psychological and physical
motives?
Participant 2: For me, it is normal to become conscious in terms of your physical

appearance, because I think it is a proof that you care about yourself, but we have
different strategies to improve ourselves. So, technically speaking, when we say
psychological motives, it is all about changing yourself because that is the way you
want to be seen by other people that surrounds you, in other words your changes
depends on what they want for you. On the other hand, is the physical motives, this
is the way you want to see yourself, you’re doing the changes just for yourself and
your decision to improve yourself can be affected by the opinion of others.
Interviewer: So second question, between psychological and physical motives for

being figure conscious state what stand do you support
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Participant 2: I support physical motives.
Interviewer: So, of the two choices, which category do you think you belong?
Participant 2: I think I am physical motives
Interviewer: And what made you say so?
Participant 2: Because I really love myself and I change for me to be better, because
I believe that you don’t need to change or improve yourself just to be accepted by
others, you should love yourself in order for you to----for others to love you, you
need to be true to yourself
Interviewer: Last question, name the factors that influence your decision or stand.
For some instances, have you been bullied, experienced discrimination, peer
pressures, personal satisfaction and others?
Participant 2: It is personal satisfaction, I also experienced to be bullied but I can

handle, and I don’t care about what the want for me, I just care about what I want
for myself.
Interviewer: So, how did it affect you and your decision?
Participant 2:It’s good because I know what are the things that could make me
better and I will not stop improving myself not just physically but also mentally and
spiritually.
Interviewer: Thank you kuya!
Interviewer: Hi! We have some questions for you. First question, what are your prior
knowledge and understanding about being a figure conscious person specifically, in
terms of psychological and physical motives?
Participant 3: First of all in terms of psychological, in psychological as a human

being I wanted to be a conscious person about my shape, specially in body and
myself because if you have a lot of----- if you’re physically fit and other people could
easily accept you and it can boost your self confidence. And for physical motives,
maybe this physical motives helps you to be--- face other people with a lot of self
confidence and malibansapagiging healthy ka, pagkasisa physical motivesmo, pag
healthy ka it means ano, malakaska in terms of sports and other activities.
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being figure conscious state what stand do you support
Participant 3: I think it’s the physical motives, because I am a sporty person and I
prefer good body for sport use
Interviewer: So, of the two choices, which category do you think you belong?
Participant 3: I think from my answer in the first question, I choose physical

motives.
Participant 3: Because I’m really----I’m that kind of person who really like sports and
a good body could help you to attain that different sports.
Interviewer: Last question, name the factors that influence your decision or stand.
For some instances, have you been bullied, experienced discrimination, peer
Participant 3: I think personal satisfaction
Interviewer: So, how did it affect you and your decision?
Participant 3: Because a good body---a nice body fit could really-----first of all the
society could really accept you if your body is really nice, instead of being bullied in
terms of friendship they could easily accept you because of your body and you’re
really in shape and it could really boost your confidence.
Interviewer: Thank youpo!
Interviewer: First questionpo, what are your prior knowledge and understanding
physical motives?
Participant 4: So, based on my own perspective, when we say you’re being a figure
conscious person in terms of psychological motives, when you’re getting affected to
the comments of others, to the society that you’re in, for example there’s this
specific person, he or she will say that---in Filipino term okay na “Uy,
tumatabaka!”, “Nananabatayo ah!” like that, you get affected so much. And then
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physical motives now, it’s like---it’s on your own will that you care for your body, you
care for your health so much that’s why you ,you are being figure conscious person
Interviewer: Next questionpo, between psychological and physical motives for being
figure conscious state what stand do you support
Participant 4: The stand that I support is physical motive. Why? Because we all
know that health is wealth, health comes first. So, you don’t bother the comments of
others, as long as you should always think about yourself, which one is good for you
and which one is bad for you.
Interviewer: But, with the two choicespo miss, which category do you think you
belong?
Participant 4: I think I belong both
Interviewer: What made you say sopo miss?
Participant 4: Both because psychological, sometimes I get affected to the

comments of my friends that something----there are changes that were happening in
my physical appearance, then physical motives, usually sometimes, I get conscious
to on what I am eating, specially nowadays I keep on hearing that, for example
stroke nowadays, It does not choose any age, so I am being figure conscious.
Interviewer: Third questionpo, name the factors that influence your decision or
stand. For some instances, have you been bullied, experienced discrimination, peer
pressures, personal satisfaction or otherspo miss?
Participant 4: Maybe, for me I could choose, first personal satisfaction because of

course I also want to satisfy myself, I want to look good in front of everyone,
specially I am a teacher, I am encountering different kind of people so, personal
satisfaction. Second, probably I experienced discrimination, because sometimes we
cannot avoid judgments, noh? That “Oh! You should be look like this”, “The true
appearance or the true beauty it goes like this, it looks like this” So, discrimination.
Interviewer: So, with those factors po miss, how did it affect you and your decisions
po?
Participant 4: Because of that factor, it made me realize that therefore I should do

such things so that I will no longer get discriminated and at the same time, if I want
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to get satisfied, if I really care so much for my health then I should be figure
conscious such as I practice balanced diets, that’s all.
being figure conscious person specifically in terms of psychological and physical
motives?
Participant 5: I think physical, psychological motives is your decision is affected by

the people that surrounds you while physical motives is you make your own decision
for your own sake.
Interviewer: Number 2, between psychological and physical motives of being figure

conscious; state what stand do you support.
Participant 5: I stand physical motives.
Interviewer: Of the two choices which category do you think you belong?
Participant 5: Psychological motives.
Interviewer: What made you say so?
Participant 5: Because I care more about what other people, I care more about
others people opinion.
Interviewer: Number 3, name the factors that influenced your decision and stand.
For some instances, have you been bullied, experience discrimination, peer
Participant 5: Bullied, I have been bullied and experience discrimination.
Interviewer: How did it affect you and your decision?
Participant 5: It, it affected my decision because I don't want to be bullied anymore,

so I always follow what other people tell me even if it's against for myself.
Interviewer: Thank you ate! pasensyanapo, salamat!
being figure conscious person specifically in terms of psychological and physical
motives pomiss?
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Participant 6: Figure conscious person, the first one individual who maintains or
regulate a balance diet for a healthy body. For psychological, the reason is why they
are being a figure conscious person is to avoid being called fat or being bullied,
avoid teasing also while for the physical, for health reasons like to avoid health
problems, to do exercise, to be physically fit.
Interviewer: Number 2po, between psychological and physical motives for being
figure conscious, state what stand do you support po miss.
Participant 6: I support the physical reasons.
Interviewer: Of the two choices po which category do you think do you belong? And
what made you say po miss?
Participant 6:Again it's the physical because I am not that concern of the other
peoples opinion of my body, what matters is what I feel. It's all about myself so why
do I care with others people opinion. If I know that I am healthy enough or
physically fit.
Interviewer: Last question po, name the factors that influenced your stand. For
some instances, have you been bullied, experience discrimination, peer pressures,
personal satisfaction and others po miss?
Participant 6:So I am not that bullied but I am called fat, I'm also invited by my
friends, so peer pressure to have a diet but I don't easily follow, I don't get easily
persuaded I only rely with my personal satisfaction. If I need to be conscious with
my figure, it happens but not as conscious as others. "
Interviewer: So that is how it affected youpo and your decision pomiss?
Participant 6: Yes,it's still about my personal, personal opinion and personal

satisfaction. And but with the bullying and teasing and peer pressure, they serve as
reminders or somehow warnings that if this happen, maybe I should check my figure
or my health so that in any moment I will be aware if I need to do or have a diet.
Interviewer: Thank you po miss!
Interviewer: Ate, what are your prior knowledge and understanding about being a
figure conscious person specifically in terms of psychological and physical motives?
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Participant 7: There are people who are figure conscious they… they... They’ve been
bullied before. There are also people who are figure conscious because they want to
satisfy themselves...They may think that they need to change their figure for their
health.
Interviewer: Between psychological and physical motive in being figure conscious

state what stand do you support?
Participant 7: Ahh…physical.
Interviewer: What made you do so?
Participant 7: Because for me you don’t need to change or improve your figure just
to please anyone.
Interviewer: Name the factors that influence your decision or stand?
Participant 7: Uhmm... for me personal satisfaction.
Interviewer:Uhhh… Why… Why po?
Participant 7: Uhhh..it give me a personal satisfaction although I’m not a figure

conscious person. I believe that being a figure conscious person can sometimes
lessen your self confidence especially to those who are psychologically figure
conscious person. But as a teenager and a millennial we can’t deny that having a
perfect figure matters.
Interviewer: Thankyou po ate…
Interviewer: What are your prior knowledge and understanding about being a figure
conscious person specifically, in terms of psychological and physical motives?
Participant 8: So my prior knowledge about psychological motive is when you want

to be fit due to the pressure of your surroundings and you want to be accepted by
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the society so you do things that will impress others. While physical motive is when
you want to be fit just for the benefit of yourself.

Participant 8: I think I support physical motive.
Interviewer: Of the two choices, which category do you think you belong?
Participant 8:Uhmm… on the physical motive.
Participant 8: Because I’m exercising and eating healthy foods because I wanted to
and just for the satisfaction of myself.
Interviewer: For some instances, have you been: Bullied, Experience discrimination,
Peer pressures, Personal satisfaction, If Others please specify.
Participant 8: I think bullied, experience discrimination and peer pressure.
Participant 8: During on my Junior High School days I’ve experienced those

instances and it affect my decision by doing things that will impress my friends and I
was just forced to do some stuffs that is against on my will.
Participant 9: Okay so, my prior knowledge about being a figure conscious is that,
definitely when you want to be a figure conscious you want to become healthy and
specifically, in terms of psychological and physical motives. Okay so when we say
psychological it’s something like you are just after with what they say, and then,
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when we say physical motives this are the things that we keep in mind because we
want to be healthy and then we want to be, yes we want to be healthy.
Interviewer: Between psychological and physical motive for being figure conscious
state what stand do you support. Of the two choices, which category do you think
you belong? And what made you say so?
Participant 9: If I were to choose between psychological and physical motives I’d

rather go with physical motives because If we are only, If I am only, If I will only
allow my thought to be affected from what they say then definitely it will not help
me but if I will go with physical motives then definitely it will help me a lot in terms
of physical okay because I will get a healthier body. I will be in good condition and I
am far from having or acquiring different disorders or diseases etc.
Interviewer: Name the factors that influence your decision or stand, for some
instances, have you been: bullied, experience discrimination, peer pressures,
personal satisfaction, others, please specify
Participant 9: I think I’ll fall for personal satisfaction, because bullied, experience
discrimination and peer pressures they’re just under with psychological impact but
just like on what I have mentioned I will ago that I am more of physical motives
that’s why I’ll go for personal satisfaction because it will benefit me a lot, in terms of
my health condition
Participant 9: Physical motives because I am after with my health physical

appearance. I just want it- personal satisfaction cause I think it will benefit me a lot.
Participant 10: For me, being figure conscious when it comes to psychological, you
are conscious or aware of what others will might say, being figure conscious
physically it means that you are conscious about your health.
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state what stand do you support. Of the two choices, which category do you think
you belong?
Participant 10: For me its both, psychological and physical
Participant 10: Because as I’ve said, I am conscious of what others will might say
about me. I am also a physical conscious because I want to be physically
fit and there are times that I wear “unisex” clothes that’s why I maintain my body
fit.
Interviewer: Name the factors that influence your decision or stand, for some
instances, have you been: bullied, experience discrimination, peer pressures,
personal satisfaction, others, please specify.
Participant 10: Bullied and personal satisfaction.
Participant 10: I experience bullying when I was in grade school and because of that
I started to motivate myself to lose weight. Personal satisfaction because whenever
someone compliment me about my body, it really makes me happy.
motives.
Participant 11: Psychological is how people think of you, while physical motives is
how you move that they see to you or your appearance
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Interviewer: No. 2, Between psychological and physical motive in being figure

conscious state what stand do you support? Of the two choices, which category do
you think you belong?
Participant 11: Physical
Interviewer: So of the two choices, which category do you think you belong? And
what made you say so?
Participant 11: Hmm… Physical because I think people can easily and judge you on
how you look
Interviewer: No. 3 Name the factors that influence your decision or stand. For some
instances, have you been bullied, experienced discrimination peer pressures,
personal satisfaction or others?
Participant 11: Umm… bullied experience discrimination, peer pressures and

personal satisfaction
Interviewer: So how did it affect you and your decision?
Participant 11: I felt so down sometimes but I take it also as a way of joke and I
think this can be a reason for me to improve myself not for others but for me
Interviewer: Thank you bess!
Interviewer: So first question po, what are your prior knowledge and understanding
physical motives.
Participant 12: It is greatly being affected by the peer you belong and of course
uhh…. the diving force of classical conditioning since we are seeing uh figures of
women being frustrated, being uh what do you mean by this. Viewed on televisions
and some more advertisements so that would be all on my prior knowledge
Interviewer: So second question po, between psychological and physical motive in

being figure conscious state what stand do you support?
Participant 12: I’m more of physical since I’m more of being conscious on myself
Interviewer: So of the two choices po, which category do you think you belong?
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Participant 12: of the Physical
Interviewer: What made you say so po? Bakitpo physical motives poyungnapili.
Participant 12: I’m enjoying my life as of today I’m just eating what I want but of
course with the respect on my own body if this would made me better I don’t
fucking care. Joke langbawal yon. I don’t fucking care If people would judge you
since it’s just a culture of us that we need to abolish/
Interviewer: So the third question po, Name the factors that influence your decision
or stand. For some instances, have you been bullied, experienced discrimination
peer pressures, personal satisfaction or others?
Participant 12: I’ve been bullied, I’ve experience peer pressure but those things
haven’t affect me at all its more of my personal satisfaction
Interviewer: So how did it affect on your decision? Walanamanpo?
Participant 12: Oowalanaman.
motives.
Participant 13: My understanding about being a figure conscious person terms of

psychological motives it’s like being pressured how the society see you and what
they think about you that’s why your being conscious with your body and in terms of
physical motives you just want to be physically fit that’s why your conscious with
your body.
Interviewer: No. 2,between psychological and physical motive in being figure

conscious state what stand do you support?
Participant 13: For me I am physical motives.
Interviewer: Of the two choices, which category do you think you belong? And what
made you say so?
Participant 13: Because do all the things for the betterment of yourself and don’t let
the society to change you.
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Interviewer: No.3, Name the factors that influence your decision or stand. For some
Participant 13: Personal satisfaction
Interviewer: So how did it affect on your decision?
Participant 13: Because being a physically fit is not only the benefits that you can
get but also you can also build your confidence
Participant 14: Physically a figure conscious person thinks of his/her condition while
psychologically figure conscious person thinks of perception of the people.

Participant 14: I belong to the figure conscious person on the physical motives
because I prioritize myself.
Participant 14: I decided to have physical motives as an answer because im afraid to

be diagnosed on such diseases. Actually di akopumili ng kahitanoichose the others.
Interviewer: If others specify niyopo.
Participant 14: Ayunnga afraid to be diagnosed on such diseases.
Participant 14: Uhmmm of course I have to make myself healthy so that in the
future I would not experience difficulty in my condition.
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Participant 15: Uhmm for me psychological motives is more of changing oneself for
the society in order for the society accept him/ her while physical motives is
changing oneself for his/her betterment.

Participant 15: Uh the stand that I support is physical motive because it is important
to oneself to know uhhh and to give value on his/her health despite on what does
society thinks of him/her.
Participant 15: I belong in the physical motive.
Participant 15: Because I personally want to be healthy and in our family, we have
family diseases such as diabetes and thyroid cancer. In order for me to be healthy
and avoid this disease, I need to be like that.
Participant 15: For me it is only personal satisfaction.
Participant 15: Me? It affected me in a way that I became more eager to make
myself healthy. And that I just wanted to be healthy.
Interviewer: First question po, what are your prior knowledge and understanding
about a being figure conscious person specifically, in terms of psychological and
physical motives?
Participant 16: in terms of psychological, when you want to please someone in terms
of physical body and not being discriminate by the others, and when it comes to
physical, when you want to have a good figure
Interviewer: Between psychological and physical motives for being figure conscious
state what stand, do you support?
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Participant 16: Physical.
Participant 16: I want to have a good figure and a healthy lifestyle
Interviewer: Last, question po, Name the factors that influence your decision or
stand. For some instances, have you been bullied, experienced discrimination peer
pressures, personal satisfaction or others?
Participant 16: peer pressures, personal satisfaction
Interviewer: how did it affect you and your decision?
Participant 16: I’m always doubting and I feel that there’s always a hindrance on
everything. I feel like there’s always pairs of eyes watching over me.
Interviewer: First question po, what are your prior knowledge and understanding
physical motives?
Participant 17: Physical motives is when you just want to take diet or exercise for
you to be physically fit, psychological is when you only think lowly of yourself
because of what others tell you, which sets your mind that you are not beautiful in
figure
Interviewer: Number 2po, Between psychological and physical motives for being
figure conscious state what stand do you support?
Participant 17: Psychological
made you say so?
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Participant 17: I am psychological because I have a low self- esteem because of how
others define me so I am always conscious of what my body looks like. I want to
change to please others sometimes.
Interviewer: Last question po, Name the factors that influence your decision or
Participant 17: I was bullied peer pressures and personal satisfaction
Participant 17: Sometimes I think its not myself anymore, I want them to like me,
however, I am now changing myself for myself. Being figure conscious is somehow
beneficial to me, specifically to my lifestyle.
Interviewer: So first question, what are your prior knowledge and understanding
physical motives?
Participant 18: Psychological, it is what others think of you. While physical motives
are the way you see yourself.
Interviewer: So Number 2 question, Between psychological and physical motives for

made you say so?

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Participant 18: Because, I don’t care about what others think, all I can think about is
myself, there’s no need to be conscious on your appearance. You need to be proud
of yourself.
Interviewer: Name the factors that influence your decision or stand. For some
Participant 18: The factors that affected my decision involve my parents and myself
and it is for my personal satisfaction
Participant 18: Because of my back pain, and I went to consult the doctor, and the
doctor told me, that I should gain more weight. That’s why I see to it, that I gain
more weight for my own good.
a being figure conscious person specifically, in terms of psychological and physical
motives?
Participant 19: When it comes to being psychological, this talks about being figure
conscious because of what other people tell about you like being bullied something
like that. Physical motives, I believe that I belong to this because I am conscious
with myself, because I want to be physically fit for myself.

Participant 19: I support the psychological motives.
Interviewer: So, of the two choices, which category do you think you belong? And
what made you say so?
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Participant 19: I belong with the physical motive.
Participant 19: Just like what I’ve said, I’m doing this for myself
Interviewer: So last question, Name the factors that influence your decision or
Participant 19: I experienced being bullied long time ago they always call me fat
something like that.
Participant 19: After that incident, after what happened, I started being conscious
with myself, but I am not doing this for them. I am doing this for myself.
Participant 20: So, first of all, psychological because other people judge me from my
physical appearance but in some thoughts it was physical.

Participant 20: For me it’s psychological.
Participant 20: In psychological.
Participant 20: Because of the discrimination of other people to my any physical

appearance.

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Participant 20: Bullied, experience discrimination, and peer pressure.
Participant 20: Uh for me it affect me to my self-confidence.

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SUMMARY OF TABLES
Table 1: Prior knowledge and understanding about psychological motives for being
figure conscious
Participan
Axial Coding
t
1 Standard set by the society
9 Just after with what they say Standard set by the

society
14 Perception of people
19 Other people tell you
17 Because of what others tell you
Participant Axial Coding
2 Way you want to be seen by people
4 Affected of others Decision affected

5 Decision affected by people by people
12 Affected by peer
15 Changing for the society
Participant Axial Coding To avoid being

6 Avoid being bullied bullied
Participant Axial Coding Judgement of society

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3 Pressure of your surroundings
8 Face people with confidence
13 Pressured how the society see you
20 People judge me

Bullied before
7 Bullied before
10 Pressure of your surroundings

How the society view
11 Face people with confidence
you as a person
18 Pressured how the society see you
20 People judge me
Participant Axial Coding For someone’s

16 To please someone satisfaction
Table 1.1: Prior knowledge and understanding about physical motives for being
figure conscious
1 Accept yourself Accepting oneself
18 The way you see yourself

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2 Changes for yourself Change for the better
15 Changing for betterment
3 Conscious about my shape
8 to be fit for yourself
11 Your appearance
To be physically fit
13 to be physically fit
16 to have a good figure
17 to be physically fit
19 to be physically fit by myself
4 Care for your health
6 For health reasons

Some health reasons
9 Want to be healthy
10 Conscious about your health
14 Person thinks of his/her condition
Participant Axial Coding Own willingness
5 Your own decision

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To satisfy themselves
7 Satisfy themselves
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Table 2: Chosen stand between psychological and physical motives for being figure
conscious person
Participan
Axial Coding
t
1 Physical
2 Physical
3 Physical
4 Physical
5 Physical
6 Physical
7 Physical
Physical
8 Physical
9 Physical
11 Physical
12 Physical
13 Physical
14 Physical
15 Physical
16 Physical
18 Physical
Participant Axial Coding Psychological
17 Psychological
19 Psychological
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20 Psychological

Both
10 Both
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Table 2.1: Chosen category between psychological and physical motives for being
figure conscious person
Participan
Axial Coding
t
2 Physical
3 Physical
6 Physical
7 Physical
8 Physical
9 Physical
Physical
11 Physical
12 Physical
13 Physical
14 Physical
15 Physical
16 Physical
18 Physical
19 Physical
Participant Axial Coding Psychological

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5 Psychological
17 Psychological
20 Psychological
1 Both
Both
4 Both
10 Both
Table 2.2.1: Reason for the chosen category under physical motives
2 For me to be better
9 Get a healthier body Healthy Living
15 Want to be healthy
16 Good figure and a healthy lifestyle
3 I’m that kind of person who really likes For personal reasons
sports
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6 Not concern of peoples opinion
7 Don’t need to change to please anyone Don’t care about

peoples opinion
13 Don’t let the society change you
18 No need to be conscious on your

appearance
8 Exercising and eating healthy for the

satisfaction of myself
12 I’m just eating what I want but of For satisfaction

course with the respect on my own
body
19 Doing this for myself
Participant Axial Coding To avoid certain

14 Afraid to be diagnosed on such diseases complications
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Table 2.2.2: Reason for the chosen category under psychological motives
5 Care about people opinion To please other
17 To please other
11 People can easily judge you Society judgement
20 Discrimination of other people

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Table 2.2.3: Reason for the chosen category under psychological and physical
motives
4 Affected to the comments of friends, Because of peers and

conscious to what I’m eating; stroke diseases
nowadays does not choose any age
Participant Axial Coding Because of the society

10 Conscious of what others will might say, and for personal
I want to be physically fit satisfaction

Because of idolization
1 Improve myself, Idolized her then her and self improvement
body becomes my standard
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Table 3-3.1: Factors that influenced the respondents’ decision
Participants Factor
10
Bullied
11
12
17
19
20
Participants Factor
8
Experienced Discrimination
11
20
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Participants Factor
11 Personal Satisfaction
12
13
15
16
17
18
Participants Factor
1 Peer pressures
8
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11
12
16
17
20
Participant Reason Factor
14 Afraid to be diagnosed on
Other
such diseases
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Table 3.2: Reasons for the stated factors
2 Know the things that could make me

better
10 Motivate myself
For personal
11 Reason for me to improve myself satisfaction
13 Build confidence
17 Changing myself for myself
19 Not doing this for them
1 Decision to be like them
3 Society could accept you To be accepted by the

society
4 Do such thing; so no longer get
discriminated
8 Impress myself and I

To avoid being bullied
5 Don’t want to be bullied

Serve as reminders
6 Serve as reminders or warnings
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7 Lessen self-confidence
16 Always doubting hindrance on Lessen self confidence

everything
20 Affect my self-confidence
9 I am after with my health, will benefit

me a lot
14 To make myself healthy For health reasons
15 Eager to make myself healthy
18 Because of back pain I should gain

more weight(P18)

No effect
12 Those things haven’t affect me
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CONSULTANT TABLE
DATE TASK COMMENTS/REMARKS SIGNATURE
01/08/18 Introduction Check the grammar but everything

is fine so far, you just need to
change for some simple changes.
01/15/18 Objectives, Okay, I think there is nothing to

SOP, change so far.
significance,
beneficiaries
01/18/18 Revision of title Change the title is you may

introduction, because you cannot compare
objectives, health and figure because health is
significance. an holistic topic and one of its sub
component is one’s figure so you
can never compare these two.
01/23/18 Revision of Clarify and check your

questionnaire questionnaire, change health and
figure conscious to psychological
motives and physical motives for
being a figure conscious.
01/25/18 Revision Kindly check and finalize your

grammar and search for Erik
Erikson’s theory because it has
something to do with your study
and it can set as one of your RRL
too.
PARTICIPANTS TABLE
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CONSULTANTS AND RESEARCHERS RESUME
Dizon, Patricia Ellyne T.

Santiago, Sta. Ana, Pampanga
petd.1008@gmail.com
09166513384
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Date of birth: August 10, 2001
Place of birth: V. L. Makabali Memorial Hospital, CSFP
Civil Status: Single
Citizenship: Filipino
Religion: Roman Catholic
Sex: Female
Name of Father: Elmer L. Dizon
Name of Mother: Evelyn T. Dizon
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT:
Secondary Level: Holy Cross College (2007-2013)
Senior High School Sta. Lucia, Sta. Ana, Pampanga
University of the Assumption (2017-2019)
Del Pilar, CSFP
Junior High School

Holy Cross College (2013-2017)
Sta. Lucia, Sta. Ana, Pampanga
Primary Level:
Domingo, Zsarleen L.
La Hacienda Subd., Cabalantian, Bacolor, Pampanga
zsarleen@gmail.com
09976174330
Date of birth: May 26, 2001
Sex: Female
Name of Father: Gil R. Domingo
Name of Mother: Marie Aileen L. Domingo
Secondary Level:
Senior High School
Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Pampanga
Junior High School

Primary Level:
Hernandez, Jamhane Dhale B.
Paralaya St., Del Pilar, CSFP
hernandezjamhane@gmail.com
09267246439
Date of birth: December 28, 2000
Sex: Female
Name of Father: Dave C. Hernandez
Name of Mother: Janeth B. Hernandez
Secondary Level:
Senior High School
Junior High School

Primary Level:
Munoz, Rochelle Marie S.
Sto. Tomas, San Luis, Pampanga
ayaexotica10@gmail.com
091634350660
Date of birth: May 1, 2001
Sex: Female
Name of Father: Romeo N. Munoz
Name of Mother: Marcelina S. Munoz
EDUCATIONAL University of the Assumption

ATTAINMENT: (2013-2017)
Del Pilar, City of San Fernando,
Secondary Level: Pampanga
Senior High School
University of the Assumption Primary Level:
(2017-2019) San Luis Elementary School (2007-
Del Pilar, City of San 2013)
Fernando,Pampanga Sta. Cruz, San Luis, Pamp
Junior High School

Olalia, Jhoana Rose R.
San Jose Matulid, Mexico, Pampanga
pinsam20@gmail.com
09976655199
Date of birth: July 22, 2000
Place of birth: San Jose Matulid, Mexico, Pampanga
Sex: Female
Name of Father: Jhun L. Olalia
Name of Mother: Mary Jane R. Olalia
EDUCATIONAL San Juan High School (2013-2017)

ATTAINMENT: San Juan, Mexico, Pampanga
Secondary Level:
Senior High School
Primary Level:
University of the Assumption Archbishop Emilio Cinense
(2017-2019) Memorial Elementary School (2007-
Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, 2013)
Pampanga San Felipe, City of San Fernando,
Pampanga
Junior High School

Peyuan, Risha Louise M.
San Isidro, Sta. Ana, Pampanga
risha.peyuan28@gmail.com
09158825002
Date of birth: July 28, 2001
Place of birth: Pasay City
Sex: Female
Name of Father: Rogelio C. Peyuan
Name of Mother: Ma. Helen M. Peyuan
Secondary Level: Dominican School of Mexico Inc.
Senior High School (2013-2017)
University of the Assumption Sto. Domingo, Mexico, Pampanga
(2017-2019)
Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Primary Level:
St. Mary’s Academy of Pasay City
Pampanga
(2007-2013)
Pasay City
Junior High School

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University of the Assumption 1

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HEALTH: PSYCHOLOGICAL VS PHYSICAL MOTIVES

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To our Parents, who supported us wholeheartedly in terms of moral and

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Health―which is defined as the condition of being sound in body, mind and

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Currently many people are encountering health issues, whether it is losing

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According to the eight-development stages theory of Erik Erikson that every

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Statement of the Problem

Specifically, the researchers sought to answer the following:

Significance of the Study

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This research can be beneficial to the following:

Scope and Delimitation

The study includes the analyzation of the people who has

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Convenience sampling was utilized, for the researchers only chose

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To please To be Others think of Other people People judge

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P16 P17 P18 P19 P20

(Category between psychological and physical motives for being figure

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(Reasons for the chosen category)

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P16 P17 P18 P19 P20

Under psychological motives, participants 5 and 17 said that it is

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(Reasons for the stated factors)

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could make me get

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2. The researchers concluded that some of the respondents reflected on their

3. As noticed by the researches’ conclusion that behind every individual’s

Based on the findings and conclusions, the following recommendations are

1. The researchers recommend to the beneficiaries to be healthy, the consciousness

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